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  Old books!

  by arwen in

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  2. friends

  found some old books of my ex.

  any suggestions??

  is it worth ebay?

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  NeverKnew

  I messaged you.

  If iyou're in the states the shipping costs may be tolerable for me depending on what you have 😀
  
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  Jehovah's Witness Church Release Statement

  by truthseekeriam in

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  "we are saddened to hear about the death of prince rogers nelson, who was baptized as one of jehovah’s witnesses in 2003," the church said in a statement obtained by people.

  the church said that prince "found fulfillment as a witness and in sharing his faith with others.

  http://www.people.com/article/prince-dead-jehovah-witness-release-statement.

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  NeverKnew

  They appear to be setting themselves up for the court of public opinion when, and if, there's a contested will.

  They just have to convince the public that he loved "Jehovah" and wella! ...When the family comes forward to contest the Will the WTS doesn't look like a douchebag of a denomination for snatching his money out of the family's hands.

  Right now, it's looking like they have a dog in this race.
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  FUNERAL OUTLINE

  by freeatlast36 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i knew it.

  march 28, 2014 at 9:57pm.

  nobody seemed to notice that i wasn't sitting with my immediate family.

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  NeverKnew

  This letter basically says,

  "It appears we have been offending potential recruits by not mentioning the deceased so... Mention the deceased."
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  Your Thoughts: My wife said...her service friend. speculated Prince would leave his vast fortune to the Society!

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, talking with my wife yesterday.

  she was out cart witnessing (barf) and one of the people she was with claimed to have know prince, or meet him or something like that.

  well anyways...they or her or someone (they are all braindoogled) speculated or fantasized that since prince did not have any relatives or something or the other.

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  NeverKnew

  If I'm not mistaken, his sister may have had dependency challenges in the past.

  She sings gospel music. If she's the shot caller, his funeral will NOT be at a KH
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  Was just mentioned on MSNBC that Prince turned down Double Hip Replacement

  by ShirleyW in

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  2. friends

  by a journalist, can't remember her name, but he turned down the operation because of the blood issue, she said he was hoping that perhaps their was another way to correct the problem.

  i certainly hope that one line woke some of his many fans about the jws.

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  NeverKnew

  I'm seeing more articles along these lines pop up.

  http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/04/22/news/prince-is-dead-sources-say-hivaids/1258.html
  

  Non JWs won't take time to figure out what a protease inhibitor is or if there are alternate hip replacement options available. All we will hear is that Prince died because of some JW policy they say is in the Bible and they'll ask how'd THAT interpretation work out for Prince.

  I guess the JWs better brush up on their blood doctrine details if these theories continue to grow. 😒
  
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  2016 Regional Conventions

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i found where the places and dates are listed on the jw site, and there are 2 listed for my city.

  is there any way to find out which "region" is assigned to which?

  i want to know which ones the locals are assigned to.

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  NeverKnew

  I'm in an area that seems to be densely populated with JWs.

  Everyone I ask is giving me the same location but a different date for attendance.

  Even congregations in the same hall are assigned to different dates.
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  Are Witnesses really "Bible Students"?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we were always told that as witnesses we were "sincere bible students".... carefully examining the scriptures.. yes, we were indeed taught much about the content of the bible, it's history, prophecies etc..... but it was always from one perspective....that of the society.

  when the society changed its interpretations, we had to do the same..... so were we really "bible students", or "society students"?.

  just a thought.....

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  NeverKnew

  As a non JW, I can't even begin to tell you how hard it is to do comparison scriptures with my JW friends to have real discussions. No matter how humbly I approach, there is a wall I have a tough time penetrating.

  I know they're told everyone is wrong over and over so as I approach, i feel like their ears switch to Charlie Brown teacher mode and their comprehension levels plummet.

  Its so frustrating.
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  October 2016 Campaign

  by rosesinbloom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello.

  does anyone know what the campaign in october is going to be about?.

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  NeverKnew

  Not much to worry about.

  As a non JW who suffers through a meeting here and there, eventually someone from the R&F will say something totally insulting and we won't come back

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  We will feel the coldness of the room and we won't come back

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  We will figure out there aren't refreshments after (like some churches) and we won't come back

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  We will be totally uninspired by the awful music and we won't come back

  There's absolutely no holding us there.

  Hilariously without a plate being passed, we will be happy NOT to contribute to the world wide walking project.

  Won't yield much that will last. I guess they'll cut down on the insults.

  Maybe they are practicing alternate techniques for Memorial invites to get the numbers up? Or maybe they'll suggest that people who attend for then be begged to attend for the Memorial... You know... To get the numbers up. 😒
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  I'm a Non-JW looking to ask a few questions re dfing

  by RocketQueen in

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  2. friends

  someone close to me has been brought up as a jw since a very early age.

  he's now looking to exit.

  he was baptised as a teen and is now early 20s.

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  NeverKnew

  I'm a non JW too and have been studying the exJW and JW worlds closely for years. I have friends and relatives in this group and really never thought much of it in terms of understanding who they really were. To us, they're the polite people who try to bring us to God (how sweet).

  uh uh

  Many stand before us with broken families, anxious hearts, and burdens due to a lack of education and sub par employment to suggest that their experience is the only way to salvation.

  I suspect you're going to see, first hand, that which we'd perceive as cruelty beyond belief. That kid may be about to go through an earthly hell.

  Pm me if you'd like to talk one day.
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  I need food for thought..

  by raven in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi friends,it has been 20 years that i've slaved for the wt and through out the past couple of years i could feel myself fighting an urge to accept that something was not right.

  i fought it off for so long only for it to resurface frequently throughout my years of pioneering, assembly/convention parts, & speaking with people about the "truth", slaving and giving to try to be a "spiritual person" but in reality i was not spiritual because spirituality (according to the org) is doing all of the things they want you to do.

  which then will label you as spiritual... no !!!

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  NeverKnew

  Defianttruth very nicely laid out a systematic way of deconstructing a tightly held core belief.

  Another poster recommended you do the same for the elements that you believe might be "iffy" and I agree.

  Remember,

  “The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.”
  

  ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18:17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

  http://bible.com/59/pro.18.17.esv